- To prove that Alogrand tech is ready for permissionless, transparent, community driven relay network
- To learn and promote Algorand tech while designing and running a quality community service
- To increase awareness on the role of relays and unbeatable security of the network
- To lower the cost of running a relay to 150-300USD/mo range (depending on location)
[+chat-gpt hallucinations]
- To foster a reliable and efficient relay network that benefits the Algorand ecosystem and its users.
- To encourage community participation and contribution towards the development and maintenance of the relay network.
- To showcase the benefits and opportunities that the Algorand network provides for decentralized and scalable applications.
- @2023-03-17 - Community now has it's first champion (SilentRetoric) and a GitHub project
- @2023-03-16 - Algorand Foundation confirms it does not have a say in community driven relay project
- @2023-03-16 - Urtho creates issues/comments on go-algorand project that higlight missing pieces
- @2023-03-15 - NFD, Goracle, Urtho confirm that draft idea is feasable, Discord channel created.
- @2023-03-14 - Urtho designs first almost permissionless, almost decentralized draft for mainnet relay network
This project will hold the status, design proposals and a board for community driven Algorand relay network initiative.
- ..... : decentralized relay network monitoring
- ..... : primary DNS boostrap management
- ..... : secondary DNS boostrap management
- ..... : tertiary DNS boostrap management
- Algonode : 3 archival servers (new kind of network element) - 1xUS, 1xEU, 1xSG
- Urtho : $$$ for running a relay for 3 community members
- CPU: ~80000 Bogomips total across vCores (only dedicated VM/BM, no shared/burst VMs)
- RAM: 16GB RAM
- HDD: 80GB SSD/NVMe
- NET: 2.5Gbps (upstream), 10TB egress monthly (12TB IN+OUT)
| Cloud | Type | Model | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vultr | BareMetal | Intel E-2286G | $185 |
| Hetzner | VDS | CCX42 | $170 |
| SpeedyPage | VDS | Custom 12vCPU Performance+ | $100 |
| Hetzner | BareMetal | AX41-NVME + 10Gbps upgrade | $95 (including $50 for 10G) |